Miguel Mejias-Ramos arrested in Houston after being accused of murdering wife and kids

A FATHER who police say heartlessly slaughtered his wife and two adorable children in New York has been arrested in Texas while trying to flee to Mexico, sources said.

Miguel Mejias-Ramos, 28, who allegedly butchered his wife Deisy Garcia and their two daughters in their New York City apartment, was nabbed by US Marshals just before midnight on Monday, law-enforcement sources told the New York Post.

Mr Mejias-Ramos was driving in a car with New York State license plates trying to make it to Mexico, where he was born, sources said. He was found in Houston with minor wounds and taken to a hospital.

The man’s 21-year-old wife and two little girls were discovered on Sunday night by Ms Garcia's uncle in their home in Queens.

The mum was found on the floor of one bedroom, while the girls, Danielle and Yoselin, were on a bed in another room.

All three victims had been stabbed several times, and two bloody knives were left in each of the rooms at the victims’ sides, law-enforcement sources said.

Ms Garcia’s uncle Ramon Chuc, 37, wept as he recalled walking into the bloody scene with his two sons, ages 12 and 10.

He said they had been playing soccer outside, and when they came back to the house, the boys asked where the baby was.

"Then, my 12-year-old son, Rene, went inside the room and saw my niece on the floor," said a sobbing Mr Chuc.